Moths of the Month (Adult Macros)
The National Moth Recording Scheme's database has records for each of the species for a vice county for a given month. The photographs are taken from the Scottish County Moth Recorders' Voucher Archive. If the Archive has a photo of the species for the Vice County then that will be shown, otherwise a photo from another Scottish VC will display.
A simple algorithm has been used to provide an indication of abundance of the species in that month (not of its abundance generally) for records since January 2000. This has been based on the number of records (not the counts within records) that the moth has for that month in that VC compared to the
total counts for that VC in that month for all species. Some inappropriate categories may therefore be shown, but any species with 'Very Unlikely', or for beginners 'Unlikely' against them should be verified with your CMR.
Common Swift
(Very frequent)
Map-winged Swift
(Very frequent)
Gold Swift
(Very frequent)
Ghost Moth
(Very frequent)
Scalloped Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Pebble Hook-tip
(Very frequent)
Peach Blossom
(Very frequent)
Common Lutestring
(Very frequent)
Northern Eggar
(Frequent)
Fox Moth
(Very frequent)
Poplar Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Small Elephant Hawk-moth
(Very frequent)
Riband Wave
(Very frequent)
Birch Mocha
(Very frequent)
Garden Carpet
(Very frequent)
Red Twin-spot Carpet
(Very frequent)
Flame Carpet
(Very frequent)
Silver-ground Carpet
(Very frequent)
Common Carpet
(Very frequent)
Spruce Carpet
(Very frequent)
Grey Pine Carpet
(Very frequent)
Broken-barred Carpet
(Very frequent)
Purple Bar
(Very frequent)
Northern Spinach
(Very frequent)
Small Phoenix
(Very frequent)
Common Marbled Carpet
(Very frequent)
Water Carpet
(Very frequent)
Welsh Wave
(Very frequent)
Small Rivulet
(Frequent)
Green Pug
(Very frequent)
Foxglove Pug
(Very frequent)
Dwarf Pug
(Very frequent)
Narrow-winged Pug
(Very frequent)
Satyr Pug
(Very frequent)
Currant Pug
(Frequent)
Common Pug
(Very frequent)
Clouded Border
(Very frequent)
Peacock Moth
(Very frequent)
Tawny-barred Angle
(Very frequent)
Latticed Heath
(Frequent)
Brown Silver-line
(Very frequent)
Barred Umber
(Very frequent)
Scorched Wing
(Very frequent)
Brimstone Moth
(Very frequent)
Speckled Yellow
(Very frequent)
Early Thorn
(Very frequent)
Lunar Thorn
(Very frequent)
Peppered Moth
(Very frequent)
Mottled Beauty
(Very frequent)
Common Heath
(Very frequent)
Bordered White
(Very frequent)
Common White Wave
(Very frequent)
Common Wave
(Very frequent)
Light Emerald
(Very frequent)
Grass Wave
(Very frequent)
Large Emerald
(Frequent)
Sallow Kitten
(Frequent)
Iron Prominent
(Very frequent)
Pebble Prominent
(Very frequent)
Lesser Swallow Prominent
(Very frequent)
Coxcomb Prominent
(Very frequent)
Buff-tip
(Very frequent)
Straw Dot
(Very frequent)
Snout
(Very frequent)
Clouded Buff
(Very frequent)
Garden Tiger
(Frequent)
Four-dotted Footman
(Very frequent)
Red-necked Footman
(Very frequent)
Fan-foot
(Frequent)
Small Fan-foot
(Very frequent)
Spectacle
(Very frequent)
Burnished Brass
(Very frequent)
Silver Y
(Very frequent)
Beautiful Golden Y
(Very frequent)
Nut-tree Tussock
(Very frequent)
Grey Dagger
(Very frequent)
Light Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Knot Grass
(Very frequent)
Coronet
(Very frequent)
Mottled Rustic
(Very frequent)
Brown Rustic
(Very frequent)
Small Angle Shades
(Very frequent)
Small Dotted Buff
(Very frequent)
Dusky Brocade
(Very frequent)
Clouded-bordered Brindle
(Very frequent)
Rustic Shoulder-knot
(Very frequent)
Dark Arches
(Very frequent)
Middle-barred Minor
(Very frequent)
Dark Brocade
(Very frequent)
Pale-shouldered Brocade
(Very frequent)
Bright-line Brown-eye
(Very frequent)
Broom Moth
(Very frequent)
Shears
(Very frequent)
Campion
(Very frequent)
Lychnis
(Frequent)
Smoky Wainscot
(Very frequent)
Heart and Dart
(Very frequent)
Turnip Moth
(Very frequent)
Flame
(Very frequent)
Flame Shoulder
(Very frequent)
Purple Clay
(Very frequent)
Ingrailed Clay
(Very frequent)
Small Square-spot
(Very frequent)
True Lover's Knot
(Very frequent)
Large Yellow Underwing
(Very frequent)
Green Arches
(Very frequent)
Double Square-spot
(Very frequent)
Least Black Arches
(Very frequent)
Green Silver-lines
(Very frequent)
White-barred Clearwing
(Frequent)
Single-dotted Wave
(Regular)
Smoky Wave
(Regular)
Red Carpet
(Frequent)
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
(Frequent)
Yellow Shell
(Frequent)
May Highflyer
(Frequent)
Barred Yellow
(Frequent)
Barred Straw
(Frequent)
Red-Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Autumn Green Carpet
(Frequent)
Small Yellow Wave
(Frequent)
Rivulet
(Frequent)
Sandy Carpet
(Regular)
Bilberry Pug
(Regular)
Brindled Pug
(Frequent)
Freyers/Edinburgh Pug
(Frequent)
Wormwood Pug
(Frequent)
Mottled Pug
(Frequent)
Magpie Moth
(Frequent)
Swallow-tailed Moth
(Frequent)
Willow Beauty
(Frequent)
Barred Red
(Frequent)
Brussels Lace
(Frequent)
Grey Scalloped Bar
(Frequent)
Puss Moth
(Regular)
Great Prominent
(Frequent)
Swallow Prominent
(Regular)
Herald
(Frequent)
Beautiful Snout
(Frequent)
Ruby Tiger
(Frequent)
Muslin Footman
(Frequent)
Round-winged Muslin
(Regular)
Mother Shipton
(Frequent)
Plain Golden Y
(Frequent)
Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Lempke's Gold Spot
(Frequent)
Alder Moth
(Regular)
Angle Shades
(Frequent)
Small Wainscot
(Regular)
Small Clouded Brindle
(Frequent)
Light Arches
(Frequent)
Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Tawny Marbled Minor
(Frequent)
Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Antler Moth
(Frequent)
Grey Arches
(Frequent)
Beautiful Brocade
(Frequent)
Glaucous Shears
(Frequent)
Cabbage Moth
(Frequent)
Clay
(Frequent)
Shoulder-striped Wainscot
(Frequent)
Double Dart
(Regular)
Square-spot Rustic
(Regular)
Setaceous Hebrew Character
(Frequent)
Orange Swift
(Infrequent)
Large Red-belted Clearwing
(Regular)
Chinese Character
(Infrequent)
Small Dusty Wave
(Infrequent)
Plain Wave
(Regular)
Cream Wave
(Regular)
July Belle
(Regular)
Shaded Broad-bar
(Regular)
Streamer
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Carpet
(Infrequent)
Grey Mountain Carpet
(Infrequent)
July Highflyer
(Infrequent)
Phoenix
(Infrequent)
Dark Marbled Carpet
(Regular)
Striped Twin-spot Carpet
(Infrequent)
Twin-spot Carpet
(Regular)
Pretty Pinion
(Regular)
Grass Rivulet
(Infrequent)
Double-striped Pug
(Regular)
V-Pug
(Infrequent)
Slender Pug
(Infrequent)
Golden-rod Pug
(Infrequent)
Larch Pug
(Regular)
Ochreous Pug
(Regular)
Lime-speck Pug
(Infrequent)
Shaded Pug
(Regular)
Manchester Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Treble-bar
(Infrequent)
Canary-shouldered Thorn
(Infrequent)
Purple Thorn
(Infrequent)
Scalloped Oak
(Regular)
Satin Beauty
(Infrequent)
Grey Birch
(Infrequent)
White-pinion Spotted
(Regular)
Dark Tussock
(Regular)
Buff Ermine
(Infrequent)
Wood Tiger
(Regular)
Cinnabar
(Infrequent)
Small Purple-barred
(Regular)
Scarce Silver Y
(Infrequent)
Shark
(Infrequent)
Marbled Beauty
(Infrequent)
Common Rustic
(Infrequent)
Rufous Minor
(Regular)
Pale Pinion
(Infrequent)
Powdered Quaker
(Infrequent)
Beautiful Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Small Dark Yellow Underwing
(Infrequent)
Broad-barred White
(Regular)
Dark Sword-grass
(Infrequent)
Red Chestnut
(Infrequent)
Gothic
(Infrequent)